Amusement apparatus.



A. BRAGG. AMUSEMENT APPARATUS. APPLIOATION FILED Nov. ze, 1909.

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AMUSEMENT APPARATUS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 29, 1909.

can whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR Emco, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Amusement Apparatus; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and .use the same.

This invention relates to amusement apparatus, of the class wherein an inclined runway having deliecting sides and a passenger carrier operative overI the runway and between the detlecting sides, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase the etliciency and utility of de- Vices of this character.

lVith this and other objects `in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out `in the claims; and, in the drawings illustrative of the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a plan View of the improved device, Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same, Fig. 3 is a detail in section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The-improved apparatus con prises in general a runway formed of av plurality of sections united at their ends and with inclined bottoms and vertical sides, the sides being 'formed in parallel relations throughout and with inwardly and outwardly inclined por tions and with right angled portions, and

`sired manner, but will preferably be ar may be constructed with any required number of the sections and arranged in anyideranged in.- superimposed relations and with the various sections united by right angled portions, and for the purpose of illustration threeof the sections are shown in superimposed relations.

The upper section comprises a fiat bottom portion formed with straight Vertical side tween the partition 12 and the right angled terminal 16 with a relatively abrupt inclination, as indicated at 17.

The second section of the improved device is constructed in two longitudinal portions, one longitudinal portion being provided with vertical side walls arranged in angular portions 18-19, the two sets of angular portions being arranged substantially in parallel relations throughout.

The second portion of the intermediate section is provided with vertical sides 20A- 21 and arranged in parallel relations throughout. The two portions of the intermediate section are united at one end by a right angled portion defined by vertical walls 22- 'lhe bottom 21 of one portion of the intermediate section is inclined gradually from end to end while the bottom of the other portion of the intermediate section is likewise' inclined gradually and in continuation of the bottom 21, 'while the connecting bot-tom portion 2G between the walls 22-25 is preferably inclined more abruptly than the bottoni portion The intermediate section is preferably located below the i line of the upper section and is united thereto by a right angled portion defined by vertical walls 27-28, with the bottom portion 29 between the Walls 27-28 inclined more abruptly than the bottom portions 15-25. The lower section of the apparatus is pref` erably formed with vertical outer side walls 30-31 and two partition walls whereby three bottom portions 3ft-35 and 3G are formed.

The bottoms 3Ll-3536 are gradually in clined continuously throughout their l=' ngths. The portion of the lower section dened by the walls 31-83 is connected by a right angled portion having right angled outer walls 37H38 and with its bottom inclined more abruptly than the bottom portions 3ft-3&5.

The intermediate section and the lower section are united' by a right angled portion. defined by vertical walls fill-40, with the bottom il between the walls SSL-l0 being inclined more abruptly than the connecting bottom portion 2li-3ft. The wall 39 liliewise forms the division between the portions 35-3tl, and the bottom -12 between the portions 35-36 is preferably inclined more abruptly than the 4inclined portions 343-36.

i By this means the bottoms of the various'seetions are continuous from the upper end 14 'of the upper section to the lower end 43 of the lower section and with numerous right angled connecting portions, and with the bottoms oi' the right angled portions prefer- .ably inclined more, abruptly than 'the re maining bottom portions of the various seetions.

The passenger. carrier 44 employed in the` improved device is preferably formed circular or tub like and'pmvided with suitable universal casters 45 or with casters .which will readily rotate as 'the carrier moves over the inclined bottom. Q i .i j

rilhe diameter of thegcarrier is `.slightly less than the lspace Pbetween the defining walls of the' varioussections, so'that-,as the carrier moves ,downwardly over the inclined bottoms of the various sections it is diverted from side to side against the-side walls and Aintercepted thereby andcansed to alternately` .rotate and oscillate.

As the carrier reaches the right angled wall l() it is suddenly intercepted thereby and diverted down the abrupt inclination 1T and is again intercepted by the wall l'l and again divertedallown the inclined portion l5 and so on throughout the entire lengths of the various sections, being alternately diverted and intercepted by the changes of the channels defined by the vertical walls.

l While passing through the portion ot the intermediate section defined by the walls 18--19 the carrier is thrown from side to side and rapidly rotated, and thus materially increases the amusement and interest of the passengers. The right angled portions between the various sections is an important feature ol' the improved device. and materially increases the interest and amusement by causing the carrier to'move in eccentric and unusual directions, and preventing the passengers frombeeoming settled in van y one position, but causing them to constantly change from place to place within the carrier. 4

From the foregoing it will be seen that an inexpensive and reliable device is provided "'h1whieh the passenger carrier is caused to move over the inclined floor and be frequcntly diverted and thrown from side to 4 and diversion of the passenger.

The improved device may be constructed of any suitablematerial, and Aextended in-` definitely 'by increasing' the numbers of the sections.` The carriers 44 will be 'elevated in any suitable manner tothe Istarting point 14, and "for the purpose -of illustration an inclined runway 46 is shown provided with an .elevated chain 47.

.'WVhat is claimed is l. In an amusement apparatus, a runway formed'of aplurality of sections having inclined bottoms and united at. the ends and each` provided with delecting side Walls arranged in parallel relations throughout .fmt1 formed with alternately'inwardly and out wardly projecting portions, said side walls being arranged with right angled portions at the junetures of the sections and with the bottoms ofthe `sections at the junctules thereof formedwith abrupt changes of inclination, and a passenger carrier movable over said runway and adapted to be'intercepted by said side walls.

2. `ln an amusement apparatus, a runway formed with aninclined bottomjand with vertical sides spaced apart and in parallel relations throughout," said vertical sides having a lplurality of angular portions and a plurality of right angled portions, and a. passenger carrier movable over said runway and adapted to be intercepted by said side walls. I

23. ln an :unusement apparatus, a runway formed with an inclined bottom and rwith vertical sides spaced apart 'andiarranged in' parallel rel-ations throughout, said vertical sides having a plurality of annular portions and right angled portions and with the inclination of the bottom arranged abruptly adjacent to the right angled portions.

4. ln an. amusement apparatus, a runway formed oi' a plurality of sections having in clined bottoms and united by right angled inclined portions and with deflecting side walls arranged in parallel relations throughout.

5. In an amusement apparatus, a runway formed of a plurality of sections having gradually inclined bottoms' and united by right vangled portions having relatively abrupt inclinations, said inclined portions having dctlecting side walls arranged in parallel relations throughout.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

DAvin R. FRASER, WILLIAM H. DnwnNDER. 

